Humanism and the culture of Renaissance Europe
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Humanism and the culture of Renaissance Europe
（New approaches to European history, 6）
Cambridge University Press, 1995
- : hbk
- : pbk
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Bibliography: p. 216-228
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This new textbook provides students with a highly readable synthesis of the major determining features of the European Renaissance, one of the most influential cultural revolutions in history. Professor Nauert's approach is broader than the traditional focus on Italy, and tackles the themes in the wider European context. He traces the origins of the humanist 'movement' and connects it to the social and political environments in which it developed. In a tour-de-force of lucid exposition over six wide-ranging chapters, Nauert charts the key intellectual, social, educational and philosophical concerns of this humanist revolution, using art and biographical sketches of key figures to illuminate the discussion. The study also traces subsequent transformations of humanism and its solvent effect on intellectual developments in the late Renaissance.
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- 1. The birth of humanist culture
- 2. Humanism and Italian society
- 3. Crossing the Alps
- 4. Triumph and disaster
- 5. Humanism and High-Renaissance culture
- 6. Humanism and the end of the Renaissance
- Bibliography
- Index.
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